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Sun, November 29, 2020 | 19:48

Foreign residents experience discrimination amid COVID-19

Foreign residents experience discrimination amid COVID-19

Dominic Phua, 30, a Chinese-Singaporean office worker in Seoul, feels hesitant about riding a taxi after being kicked out for the second time in September, after the driver noticed he was a foreigner. “The same had happened to me once in March during the early stages of the pandemic. Both times they suddenly asked me to get out of the car midway, treating me like a coronaviru...

2020-11-27 17:04

2020-11-24 21:05

Police urged to offer better interpretation services for foreigners

Police urged to offer better interpretation services for foreigners

Korea's national human rights agency has urged law enforcement authorities to provide better interpretation services for non-Koreans in legal procedures even if they can speak some Korean, after a case in which a Moroccan went through a police investigation here without an interpreter.

2020-11-23 17:14

SIWA moves annual bazaar online

SIWA moves annual bazaar online

To reconnect with its members and communities in response to canceled in-person charities and fundraising events - including its annual Charity Gala - the Seoul International Women's Association (SIWA) has launched its 58th annual Diplomatic Community Bazaar on Nov. 8, running to Nov. 30.

2020-11-21 14:02

Alcohol traditions to be destroyed for new parking lot

Alcohol traditions to be destroyed for new parking lot

This month, one of Korea's oldest factories for producing nuruk - the fermentation starter required to make traditional Korean alcoholic beverages such as makgeolli - will be destroyed to make way for a small parking lot.

2020-11-21 13:29

Thai resident's farming business brings diverse flavors to Korea

Thai resident's farming business brings diverse flavors to Korea

The life of Thai resident An Yu-jeong shows how one woman's craving for food from back home can lead to a business venture that creates awareness in Korea of a diverse range of Thai vegetables.

Yi Whan-woo | 2020-11-18 15:02

Pandemic punks play loud in Mullae-dong

Pandemic punks play loud in Mullae-dong

GBN Live House is hoping to continue its live schedule with a hardcore punk show this weekend, featuring a couple of interesting new names. This will be the third show for Polluter, a hardcore band made up of several veterans of Korea's punk scene, with the addition of “A” on drums, a Canadian who arrived here earlier this year after living and playing in Beijing.

2020-11-17 18:00

Migrants criticize human rights agency's decision on disaster relief funds

Migrants criticize human rights agency's decision on disaster relief funds

The national human rights agency's recent decision not to recognize the exclusion of foreigners from the state disaster relief fund plan as discrimination has drawn a backlash from migrants' rights groups, Tuesday. A coalition of such groups from across the country issued a statement expressing deep disappointment in the National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) for i...

2020-11-17 17:17

[RAS Korea] Visit to Korea's early printing treasures

[RAS Korea] Visit to Korea's early printing treasures

One of Korea's lesser-known, but incredible cultural treasures is a small printed book. The book is ordinary in size and appearance ― about 24 cm by 17 cm, about the size of a modern-day paperbound book found in bookstores. The book is about 3 cm thick and contains about 40 leaves. The paper is lightweight, printed on one side, folded in the middle and bound with thread on th...

2020-11-17 02:35

Hulbert Society discloses NY Times articles on 1905 Eulsa Treaty

Hulbert Society discloses NY Times articles on 1905 Eulsa Treaty

On Nov. 17, 1905, the Japan-Korea Protectorate Treaty, also known as Eulsa Treaty, was made between the Japanese Empire and the Korean Empire. As is known, the treaty which enabled Japan's annexation was forced on the Korean Empire “at the point of the sword” and Emperor Gojong, along with others, fought unsuccessfully to nullify it.

Kim Se-jeong | 2020-11-16 17:22

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